Workshops

In order to attain the main scopes of the Congress we invite the entire community, researchers and sponsors to propose themes for workshops. In the next circular we intend to present a list of proposed workshops and this will be continually kept up to date.

This workshop is a part of the IUGS / UNESCO International Geoscience Programme Project IGCP 591, “Early to Middle Palaeozoic Revolution”, aiming to overview and discuss the potential of microfossil geochemical record as a tool for stratigraphy.

The workshop will focus on method, different measuring techniques, and interpretations of the stable isotope signal in fossil biominerals, with the emphasis on oxygen isotope 18O/16O ratio. Different microfossil groups, both bioapatite and biocarbonate, will be discussed, providing actual examples of their isotopic signal contribution to Phanerozoic chemostratigraphy.